we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we believe our kids deserved public-school saugh -- public schools where kids can learn and teachers can teach. [cheers and applause] and we want to believe that our parents will have a good retirement and that we will too. we democrats believe that social security is a pact that cannot be broken. [cheers and applause] we want to believe that we can live out our lives without the terrible fear that an illness is going to bankrupt us and our children. we democrats believed that america can overcome any problem, including the dreaded di